The Baron Four is a relatively new British lo-fi garage rock band. Hot on the heels of their debut album released in December 2014, the band issues their third 45 RPM single that they recorded in... » Read more(Posted by Henry Schneider 2015-06-20)

Ole Lukkøye… you remember them, right? The Russian band with the Nordic name that plays music from all over the world plus outer space? They’re back with an epic slab of world trance music, five... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-06-16)

I find it very interesting to see a resurgence in the 45 RPM single. One of the latest is this little 7-inch that comes housed in a brown paper sleeve from the Richmond-based garage-psych band The... » Read more(Posted by Henry Schneider 2015-06-15)

Some Exposé readers may remember Esko Järvelä, by sound if not by name, as he was part of the band Frigg, whose albums we’ve reviewed. On his own now, he’s set aside the all-acoustic... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-06-13)

It’s always a treat to have the opportunity to review something new by internationally acclaimed composer, conductor and arranger Michael Gibbs, and even more so when he is working with the... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-06-14)

While drummer Devin Gray has been making a name for himself on the East Coast jazz scene for several years, having played with Transit Heavy (with Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura), the Richard Bonnett... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-06-12)

At hand is the second AltrOck release by Greek quartet Ciccada, solidly in the classic progressive rock camp with one foot on the symphonic side, with a full compliment of extra players for string... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-06-10)

Way back in ’68 after the release of the first Jethro Tull album This Was, Ian Anderson and guitarist Mick Abrahams came to irreconcilable differences about the direction the new group... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-06-06)

A band featuring seven percussionists might be expected to be a veritable groove-fest, full of propulsive rhythms. In the case of Adam Rudolph’s Hu Vibrational, that expectation would be somewhat... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-06-09)

I listen to a lot of jazz, and when I do, it’s generally one of two kinds: vintage stuff in the streams of bebop, free, and electric; or modern avant-tinged recordings. Daniel Bennett falls into... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-06-07)

Back in the late 60s, when jazz and rock started cross-pollinating each other, several basic trends became apparent. One of them was the hyper-kinetic, super-precise fusion of any number of bands;... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-06-05)

After a long break, this is Anekdoten’s first album of new material in ten years. The members are the same, but for anyone who thought the band lost their way after Nucleus, this may be the... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-06-02)

You know how some bands sound pretty much the same on every track? While there’s something to be said for consistency, too much of it is definitely a bad thing. Crown Larks have no problem in this... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-05-27)

Upwell manages the trick of being progressive and heavy without being progressive metal. And given the multitude of by-the-numbers prog metal out there, hearing something outside that stream is... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-04-01)

When last we tuned in to The Of, they were regaling us with the epic battle of seagull vs crab (or something like that), illustrated by extended Zappa-esque guitar solos. The band’s second album... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-06-01)

The first studio album by this esteemed Canadian band in 28 years has gotten a lot of attention, and so it should. A band can’t cross that much time and space without some changes, and in this case... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-05-26)

The problem with being Steven Wilson is that every new album has to measure up to a high bar relative to what is now a long career and successful body of work. As a musical statement his new album... » Read more(Posted by Paul Hightower 2015-05-19)

More Experience is back with their second album, more than 15 years on from their previous release, From Acid Dreams (1997). While the general area is still psychedelic rock, a number of... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-05-24)

Uminari is the Japanese word for a low frequency roar that comes up from the sea, perhaps signaling a coming storm or tsunami, and so it is for this international jazz quartet featuring... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-05-15)

Seems like just yesterday I was spilling words about this unfortunately named band’s debut release, but time does fly. From a Distance is a powerful follow-up to the band’s excellent... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-05-13)

Cranium Pie return to Fruits de Mer after four years with their second full size album, this time a double slab of vinyl. Released at the end of March, the long awaited Mechanisms 2 sold out... » Read more(Posted by Henry Schneider 2015-05-11)

Once upon a time, there were girls in hard rock bands, though they were usually the singers, like Tina Turner or Janis Joplin; it was the guys who wielded the guitars and the chops. Then in the... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-05-10)

Schnellertollermeir definitely goes in the category of music that requires a certain mood or situation to be appealing. In this case for example, a situation like getting ready for bed would not be... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-05-09)

Back to basics now. These are six songs (about 20 minutes) of power pop and aggressive retro-60s rock condensed into three-or-so minute songs, just like back in the day – the likes that have been... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-05-03)

You know when you wake up in the morning and there’s some great song playing in your head and you try and figure out where it came from, and then you realize it’s from some album you listened to... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-04-13)

While one probably won’t find this on any top 100 charts in this or any other universe, Megasonic Chapel is a single 80-minute improvisation, very subtle, shimmering and beautiful, never... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-05-01)

Have to hand it to Baltimore’s Oho, they are definitely one of the most eccentric bands in the annals of prog rock – take any two of their albums and they don’t even sound like the same band.... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-04-25)

After the successful release of the album False Memory Lane last year, The Galileo 7 roar back with two fiery garage-psych-pop songs on a single slab of vinyl: “One Lie at a Time” and... » Read more(Posted by Henry Schneider 2015-04-21)

With 1975 Triptych, the band M-Opus gives us three tracks containing about 50 minutes of music, the middle of which is the 33-minute epic “Different Skies.” Given the music market’s... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-04-22)

Here’s a group of guys from Atlanta who have taken the 60s to heart. Exhibit A: Check out their photo on our artist page – brightly colored nehru jackets, paisley print shirts, and check out the... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-04-19)

Those in attendance on a hot summer night in 2012 in Liverpool, England witnessed the rare one-off meeting of the legendary Damo Suzuki and British neo-Krautrock/Space Rockers Mugstar. Famous for his... » Read more(Posted by Henry Schneider 2015-04-27)

February 23, 2015 marked the release of the massive boxed set Bouquets from a Cloudy Sky documenting the complete Pretty Things collection. What we have here are eleven studio albums on CD in... » Read more(Posted by Henry Schneider 2015-04-24)

So apparently someone invented a style called “doomjazz” combining jazz with doom rock. And then someone decided to loosen it up a bit, adding elements of free jazz and creating what should... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-04-10)

When you call your project “Music for Keyboards” you’re telling the world what you’re about. No need for anyone to expect blazing guitar solos. Such a name is also likely to call up the... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-04-07)

At hand is an outstanding document of three early sessions by the late alto saxophonist, two with his trio featuring drummer Louis Moholo and bassist Harry Miller from August and December 1970, and a... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-04-06)

The only thing one can generally say about Lentz’ work, after 40+ years of composing and releasing material, is that there is no way to predict where his next release will go. Having first been... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-04-03)

Sometimes being disoriented is a good thing. Case in point is this eclectic release by Italian band I Salici. It starts out with “Ocean’s Outshine,” which sounds like progressive rock with a bit... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-03-25)

I've started to write this review several times. I'll sit down, start the tunes, and try to put thoughts in order to describe it. But invariably I get so wrapped up in the sound that the thoughts... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-03-23)

Each new release by Taylor’s Universe brings some familiarity and some surprises, and so it is with their latest release From Scratch. The cast is familiar, with Robin Taylor handling bass... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-03-20)

In the last year or so, quite a few sax/bass/drums trios have come around (Mark Lomax's trio was a recent example). It’s probably not fair to call this a trend, since the configuration has cropped... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-03-15)

Since the early 80s, Forrest Fang has been creating his own special brand of music that draws instrumentation from around the world to create something unique, different, and pan-cultural – a sound... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-03-16)

This is guitarist Budjana’s fourth Moonjune label release, each one more impressive than its predecessor. This release follows Moonjune’s standard M.O.: bring the Indonesian guitarist to America,... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-03-11)

Fernwood is the duo of Todd Montgomery and Gayle Ellett, the latter better known as one of two guitarists (or is it three now?) from Djam Karet – but Fernwood is a very different animal, where the... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-03-07)

Once electronic music was appropriated by dance clubs back in the 70s, there's been a stylistic split between more ambient, avant-leaning, or symphonic sounds and beat-oriented music. I know many fans... » Read more(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-03-02)

Adams’ latest release is a collection of three works for string ensembles. On these three, Adams functions as the composer only and does not perform on these pieces, instead relying on the... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-02-06)

Metcalf and Roach collaborated on many endeavors in the past, back around the turn of the current century we had The Serpent’s Lair (2000), and a few years later Mantram (2004) and... » Read more(Posted by Peter Thelen 2015-02-11)

Latest news

2018-11-16The Seventeenth Dream of Dr Sardonicus Festival Tickets Now Available –
Fruits de Mer Records and their merry crew of psychedelic explorers are getting set to present the next The Seventeenth Dream of Dr. Sardonicus Festival. The dates are set for August 2-4, 2019 at The Cellar Bar in Cardigan, Wales. They've also announced that the legendary Groundhogs will top the bill. »
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2018-11-02Charles O'Meara (C.W. Vrtacek) RIP –
A true musical original has left us. Charles O'Meara, who recorded under the name C.W. Vrtacek, was a wild-card musical talent, ranging from complex progressive rock to introspective modern compositions, with stops at many places inbetween. »
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2018-10-17Eurock Documentary Seeks Funding –
We've been fans and fellow travelers with Archie Patterson and his Eurock project on the journey to discover great music. After many years of promoting and trying to spread the word,a new phase is beginning: a documentary film. Things like this don't just happen, and money does not magically appear to make it happen, so it's up to the fans to get it done. »
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2018-09-29Marty Balin RIP –
One of the architects of the 60s psychedelic sound of San Francisco has died at the age of 76. Marty Balin was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was one of the founders of Jefferson Airplane. After the split of the original Airplane, Balin went on to form the highly successful Jefferson Starship. »
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2018-09-25Help the Psychic Equalizer Avoid Extinction –
Last year we reviewed the debut album by Psychic Equalizer, a musical project of Hugo Selles. He's now working on the ambitious follow-up to that release, and is seeking funding from listeners around the world. »
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Previously in Exposé...

Mark Jenkins - This Island Earth –
On the heels of his double CD Live in the USA, Mark Jenkins has released his 14th album This Island Earth. It presents three styles of electronic music: 1) a purely digital laptop-based composition...
(2008) »
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Urban Sax - Urban Sax à Jakarta –
For those unfamiliar with Urban Sax, check out the reviews of their earlier albums in issue #5 for all the background information. This four-track mini-CD (eighteen minutes total) captures a live...
(1996) »
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SBB - Live in Theatre 2005 & New Century –
They began life as the Silesian Blues Band in 1971, and shortly after became the backing band for Polish superstar Czeslaw Niemen, returning as simply SBB in 1974 to ultimately become one of the...
(2007) »
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Tim Morse - Transformation –
Tim Morse is the author of Yesstories, a compilation of interviews from Yes band members past and present. One might therefore expect his debut CD to have Yes’s stamp on it, though this is...
(2007) »
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